General Practice Residency

A graduate of this program will be able to evaluate the patient's total oral health needs, provide comprehensive general dental care and learn when to refer the patient to the appropriate specialist while preserving continuity of patient care.

Class size is six residents per year and will begin July 1. Offers a certificate of completion. Clinic is open nine hours a day (7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.), five days a week. After hours Dental emergency coverage is performed by all residents on a weekly, rotating basis.

The program provides or facilitates:

• Broad clinical experience and didactic training in all aspects of the practice of modern general dentistry.
• Experience & didactics necessary to develop sound diagnostic, treatment planning and patient assessment skills.
• Close interaction with specialty staff to coordinate comprehensive patient care.
• Exposure and experience in patient treatment in a hospital and/or surgical center atmosphere.
• Insight into the world of dental literature; sets the stage for the development of lifelong learning habits.
• Participation in local, state and /or national Continuing Dental Education to include public speaking.
• Participation in organized dentistry.

Rotations in Family Medicine, Anesthesiology and Emergency/Trauma are an essential component of the program. Advanced training in conscious sedation is, also, provided. The resident is expected to successfully complete ACLS and become certified in moderate conscious sedation.

Note: The GPR is considered a post-doctoral residency program; however the residents are not enrolled as students during their time. Residents work in the GPR clinic and receive hands-on training in the all areas of General Practice Dentistry. Rotations are listed above. Because these residents are not classified students, there is no "˜plan of study' or curriculum plan.

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First-Year

3.0 cumulative GPA OR 1120* SAT (evidenced-based reading & writing and math) OR 22 ACT (composite score). *1040 for exams taken prior to March 2016.

Transfer

2.5 GPA in 24 or more transferable college-level credits. Transfer students with fewer than 24 transferable college-level credits must meet the first-year student admission requirements.